The protests were part of a global day of action at more than 500 Tesla dealers all over the world, targeting billionaire Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration's sweeping cuts to the federal government workforce.

There was a "Tesla Takedown" protest Saturday in downtown Chicago. Some passionate crowds were out as a few hundred people gathered on the Near North Side, protesting against Tesla, and Elon Musk specifically.

In Chicago and across the country, people are organizing protests against billionaire Elon Musk and his role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency. Outside the Tesla showroom on Chicago’s Rush Street,